Company DescriptionNine is Australia's largest locally owned media company - the home of Australia's most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want - across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.Nine's assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.
Job DescriptionThe Internship Program is an ideal paid internship opportunity for the next generation of Australia's journalists to build their skills and get real-world experience under their belt. We're looking for third year students to work with our various editorial teams. You'll develop your writing skills, build a portfolio and get a hands-on feel for what it's like to work as a professional journalist.Depending on the interests of the candidate we can offer experience on all the sites - or we can tailor the internship to focus just on their areas of interest.
Day to day you will:- Pitch daily stories at news conferences.
- Write and load articles
- Work on images and video
- Optimise articles for SEO
- Have the ability to work across our range of websites, from 9News, to Sport, Lifestyle, Affiliates, Entertainment and Show sites and Travel
Please note, this is a 3 month internship opportunity, working 2 days per week.
QualificationsWhat we would like to see:
- An understanding and knowledge of a CMS experience
- A good foundation of writing and journalistic skills
- An understanding of SEO and best practise
- Experience in how digital video and social amplification can add too and drive a story
- Ability to manage deadlines
- Understanding of news issues and current affairs
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Additional InformationOur Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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